[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15270]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 275--CONGRATULATING NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 
               ON THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE UNIVERSITY

  Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 275

       Whereas Northeastern Illinois University has served the 
     Chicagoland area and beyond for 150 years, having graduated 
     nearly 80,000 students who have--
       (1) strengthened the local workforce;
       (2) made a positive difference in their communities; and
       (3) transformed the lives of others, just as the University 
     has done for those students;
       Whereas Northeastern Illinois University is regarded as the 
     most diverse regional university in the Midwest and is 
     designated by the Department of Education as a Hispanic-
     Serving Institution;
       Whereas Northeastern Illinois University is known for--
       (1) having the safest campus in the State of Illinois;
       (2) being among the best institutions in the United States 
     for adult learners; and
       (3) the fact that graduates of the University have the 
     ninth-lowest amount of student loan debt among graduates of 
     4-year colleges and universities in the United States; and
       Whereas Northeastern Illinois University offers more than 
     80 undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, 
     education, and business at 5 locations in the Chicago 
     metropolitan area, including in the North Park and 
     Bronzeville neighborhoods: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates Northeastern Illinois University on the 
     sesquicentennial of the University; and
       (2) extends best wishes to Northeastern Illinois University 
     for continued success and achievement.

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